Chapter 1577: Shortcomings?

Hearing Chen Ling suddenly change the subject to this, Wu Tongyuan was slightly stunned.

He hesitated for a moment.

"Ah... is it? Actually, I don't quite understand it myself yet... I’ve only just mastered the basics."

"Being able to achieve this much with just a basic mastery is already quite good," Chen Ling paused. "And I believe that as your strength gradually grows, you will be able to do even more."

"Yeah, theoretically, any rule that can be expressed by a mathematical formula, I can change."

"Everything can be changed?"

Chen Ling’s sudden counter-question made Wu Tongyuan blank out. He thought about it seriously. "When I was fighting just now, I tried to use Ling-xu numbers to influence probability, but it didn't succeed... However, I have a premonition that as long as I am strong enough, I should be able to influence probability itself... So, everything can be changed."

A grave look flashed in Chen Ling’s eyes, and he continued to guide the conversation intentionally:

"That’s truly impressive, but I just watched your fight and felt there are still some potential risks."

Wu Tongyuan turned to look at Chen Ling, a flash of realization in his eyes... So, Chen Ling came to talk to him to provide some guidance on his abilities and combat?

That would be great.

Everyone had witnessed Chen Ling’s strength. After Xuan-yu Jun left, it was no problem to say he was currently the strongest combat power on Earth. Wu Tongyuan was naturally overjoyed to have such an expert guide him.

He immediately asked humbly: "What risks?"

"You can tamper with mathematical formulas, but at any given time, you should only be able to change one, right?" Chen Ling said with his hands behind his back, unhurriedly. "That is to say, while you are changing optical formulas to hide yourself, you lose your means of attack... and when you are attacking, you correspondingly lose your means of defense."

Hearing this, Wu Tongyuan lowered his head and thought seriously for a while... Then, he raised his hand and tapped continuously in the void, as if experimenting with something.

A moment later, Wu Tongyuan replied:

"This is actually fine... The reason I can only use one 'Ling-xu number' right now is because my mental power is too weak. As my strength grows later, the number of 'Ling-xu numbers' I can control simultaneously will also increase."

Chen Ling: ...

Sure enough, Ling-xu Jun’s weakness wasn't that simple.

"But continuously controlling so many Ling-xu numbers is also a huge drain on your mental power. You shouldn't be able to sustain this kind of high-intensity combat for long," Chen Ling said again.

"That’s true," Wu Tongyuan nodded.

"But I’ve already realized this point and have already thought of a way to deal with this shortcoming..."

"The excessive mental power drain is because of continuous control of Ling-xu numbers over the same period, but in fact, this process can be completely optimized. For example, during combat, the time I truly need to distort optical formulas for defense is probably only the few seconds before the opponent makes a move, rather than keeping it activated the whole time; and the moment I need to mobilize Ling-xu numbers to attack can also be compressed..."

"In short, as long as I master the timing of using each formula and the rhythm between attack and defense, I can completely optimize the efficiency of using Ling-xu numbers through algorithms, making one Ling-xu number exert the effect of 1.5 or even more. To put it another way, it’s reducing unnecessary mental power loss to extend combat duration."

"I’ve actually been architecting this algorithm system for the past few days, and I estimate it won't be long before it’s completed."

Chen Ling: ............

Does this guy have to be this smart?

Chen Ling finally understood. Wu Tongyuan usually looks dull and silly, but once it involves his professional field of mathematics, his wisdom exceeds human cognition... And precisely this wisdom becomes a part of his terrifying combat power.

To be honest, the only shortcomings of Ling-xu Jun that Chen Ling could foresee were likely these two, but for a complete Ling-xu Jun, neither could be considered a fatal flaw.

Chen Ling was truly out of options and could only start being direct:

"So that’s how it is... Then do you have any other shortcomings?"

"Perhaps I can find a way to help you make up for them."

Wu Tongyuan’s brow furrowed slightly. He rested his chin on one hand and thought seriously for a long time...

Ten seconds,

thirty seconds,

three minutes...

"I can’t think of any," Wu Tongyuan shook his head. "I don't seem to have any obvious shortcomings."

Chen Ling was speechless for a moment.

Even he himself didn't know Ling-xu Jun’s weaknesses... This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Chen Ling.

Of course, it could also be that the current Wu Tongyuan had just mastered his abilities and couldn't yet discover the existence of any shortcomings, or perhaps he simply didn't want to tell him. In any case, Chen Ling’s plan to find a way to deal with Ling-xu Jun through him had failed.

No matter how heaven-defying Chen Ling’s methods or how deep his schemes were, he ultimately failed in the face of Wu Tongyuan’s few words.

Wu Tongyuan looked at Chen Ling, about to open his mouth to ask something...

A voice came from outside:

"Come out and eat!"

It was Qi Muyun’s voice.

Chen Ling walked out of the tent and found that the light rain in the sky had basically stopped. Yang Xiao, Su Zhiwei, and Wen Ruoshui had already set up a pot in the open space. Orange flames were surging and burning, and a rich aroma of instant noodles spread in the air.

At the same time, Qi Muyun walked over with a few cans and tableware:

"I just rummaged through it; there are still some stored cans in this camp, so I brought them over... I guess no one will come here again in the future, so let’s eat them all today."

Naturally, no one had any objections. These instant noodles weren't enough to fill everyone’s stomachs. As Chen Ling sat down next to the pot with Wu Tongyuan, a hot warmth rushed toward them, dispelling the cold of the mountain rain.

Yang Xiao handed out chopsticks to everyone while glancing at the tent where Ji Xuan was in the distance:

"Is he still not awake?"

"No."

"Should we call him up to eat?"

"He’s unconscious, not just asleep. How are you going to wake him up just like that?" Qi Muyun shrugged. "Besides, didn't Director Chen say he’s absorbing the Red Star’s wish power? What if we interrupt him?"

"Let’s eat first and leave him two cans," Su Zhiwei said.

Wu Tongyuan seemed starved. He grabbed his chopsticks, dug out a large piece of meat from the can, and swallowed it with the piping hot noodles.

Qi Muyun, seeing this, couldn't help but laugh:

"Can’t you eat a bit more elegantly?"

"What’s there to be elegant about when eating... just eat when you’re hungry. Do I have to tie a tie first?" Wu Tongyuan turned his head, chewing while speaking indistinctly. With his messy hair, he looked nothing like a human Nine Jun, but rather like a disheveled beggar.

"Aren't you afraid of choking?"

"How could I choke while eating... *cough, cough, cough, cough*..."

Perhaps Wu Tongyuan was eating too fast and talking at the same time, because a mouthful of spicy noodle soup really went down the wrong pipe. He lowered his head in a sorry state, coughing, which made everyone around him burst into laughter.

Qi Muyun laughed the most arrogantly, patting Wu Tongyuan’s back heavily while laughing, his mouth almost reaching his ears:

"Haha! You idiot!"

While everyone was relaxing and laughing,

only Chen Ling sat quietly in place, out of place with everyone else.

He watched Wu Tongyuan and Qi Muyun frolicking in front of the pot, his gaze deep and complex...